Say you have ADD or ADHD...?

and the medicine you take doesn't last that long. And when you start to come off of it you tend to drop from the "high" of concentration". And while you are on it, you feel very anxious... There are the extended release capsules, but let's say your insurance doesn't cover it.
Are there any foods or drinks that can help throughout the day? I've heard that added certain things to your diet can really help...

My son has ADD and I was just yesterday in the pharmacy. I got for my son now globules. She said I have to look for a lot of magnesium and zinc in food. I tried fish oil oral capsul, but he didn麓t want to take them.

There are many articles - unfortunately in German - where the doc麓s say, that they have found out people with ADD / ADHD have a great lack of unsaturated hydrocarbons, magnesium and zinc in their food. ( When I look back what we eat, all of us have a lack of them ).

I found out when my son is eating to many bought cakes and candies it麓s getting worse. They sure have artifical colours and preservatives. When you go and buy yourself the list where they麓ll explain what is what, you麓ll see that many of those colours and preservatives are in suspicion to make children nervous.

So I bake the cakes. I can麓t keep him away from every candie or limonade, but I hope that he will understand one day that he shouldn麓t eat those things.

If you believe they will, mind over matter to an extent can help. Valerian Root is a supplement that is proven to help with anxiety if taken over a period of a few weeks and regularly at a therepeutic dose and so a reduction in anxiety may correspond to a rise in concentration. Too much sugar or caffeine can over-excite your system, so you need to balance it to keep you alert without throwing you over into the over-anxious, hyperactive range and stick to mainly fruit juices. Then there are Omega 3 fatty acids that you can take that 'have been shown' to boost brain power, learning, memory and concentration and are widely available, quite cheaply as an over the counter supplement; wouldn't even have to go to a health store. And an overall healthy diet and regular exercise means a healthy mind and a healthy body - but if you have a condition, natural remedies are good and well, but nothing can help it more than the medication needed, as if it is believed to be caused by a chemical deficiency or structural abnormality in the brain, especially for things like ADHD and ADD, then correcting that (what the drugs seem to or claim to do) is the best route to managing the condition.

shouldn't be getting a "high" from adhd medication if you really have adhd.

stop taking meds after lunch time.

I think their is a core mental illness. Its easy to say someone has adhd when in fact they are just trying to hide their depression for example.


also lots of water.